Comments on: Friday Film Fun: Contraflow Cycle Path http://austinontwowheels.org/2010/04/02/friday-film-fun-contraflowcyclepath/ The Online Magazine of Austin Cycling Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:04:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: M1EK http://austinontwowheels.org/2010/04/02/friday-film-fun-contraflowcyclepath/comment-page-1/#comment-7665 M1EK Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:39:25 +0000 http://austinontwowheels.org/?p=8803#comment-7665 I voted against bike lanes on Guad/Lavaca on the UTC back in the early '00s by the way. Downhill there's no need; uphill the whole lane would be needed anyways; so sharrows are, indeed, the perfect facility here. I voted against bike lanes on Guad/Lavaca on the UTC back in the early ’00s by the way. Downhill there’s no need; uphill the whole lane would be needed anyways; so sharrows are, indeed, the perfect facility here.

]]> By: natrius http://austinontwowheels.org/2010/04/02/friday-film-fun-contraflowcyclepath/comment-page-1/#comment-7649 natrius Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:56:57 +0000 http://austinontwowheels.org/?p=8803#comment-7649 Guadalupe and Lavaca are perfect as is. Since the sharrows were added, I've had maybe one hostile interaction with a car on those streets. They were more frequent before. Drivers expect me to take the entire lane and don't get mad about it. They just switch lanes and go around like they're supposed to. Bike lanes would lead to > 35 mph zooming by me at close range instead of half a traffic lane away. Bike lanes are probably more effective at attracting new riders, but new riders will probably never use Guadalupe and Lavaca downtown regardless. Guadalupe and Lavaca are perfect as is. Since the sharrows were added, I’ve had maybe one hostile interaction with a car on those streets. They were more frequent before. Drivers expect me to take the entire lane and don’t get mad about it. They just switch lanes and go around like they’re supposed to. Bike lanes would lead to > 35 mph zooming by me at close range instead of half a traffic lane away.

Bike lanes are probably more effective at attracting new riders, but new riders will probably never use Guadalupe and Lavaca downtown regardless.

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